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After a bridal hair job done for the bride at the

After a bridal hair job done for the bride at the @thesocialhub.maastricht for a wedding at the @boldrooftopbar , the groom, Solfie and I went for this picture. Enthousiasm all over the place…! Love my work and love to go the by #cargobike with #solarpanels

The #bridalseason is almost done for @hairvisit_noel with only two left to go (in December), the focus will go to next coming years.

@babboe_cargobike @043web @wijnkelderap @loveconnectionbyantoinette
#sustainabletransport #reducecarbonfootprint #reducetraffic #healthyandhappy

Today we were in #Tongeren and came across this ni

Today we were in #Tongeren and came across this nice #commercial cargo bike. This time from ice salon @gelateriadimario
Couldn’t resist to make a picture with the #olvbasiliektongeren in the background.
My advice for Mario: put one or two solar panels on the roof, to generate some electricity to cool the ice in the summer!

#cargobike #icesalon #solarpower #solarpanels

Another way of using a ‘cargobike’ for commerc

Another way of using a ‘cargobike’ for commercial reasons. This one in @movenpickaqaba clearly is only built for this purpose, no stear…etc. But is very charming and well used to display food or beverages.

#cargobike #aqaba #mövenpick #movenpickaqaba

Vandaag exact 4 jaar geleden, verbonden in liefde

Vandaag exact 4 jaar geleden, verbonden in liefde & trouw. 💐
#cellebroederskapel #encigroeve #vwt2 #liefde #trouw Huib Vintges Solange Ramakers Antoinette Stille Pa-aula Pfeifer Sotiri Wiersma

Autumn, like spring a beautiful colorful season. L

Autumn, like spring a beautiful colorful season. Leaves turning from green into yellow, orange, red and eventually brown.
Beautiful season to take your bicycle to have a ride into the country side.
Enjoy this season while it lasts! 🙏🏼

#autumn #cycling #cargobike #solarcharged #babboe

After some sunny days this was today… Came home

After some sunny days this was today… Came home with my SolarCargoBike and parked it in the garden, where the Babboe City Pro also was parked.
Just after getting home from my work as @hairvisit_noel hairdresser it seemed like buckets full of water came down.
Glad I was home….
#babboemoment #babboecarve #babboecity #babboepro

This was again, just another day at my job, riding

This was again, just another day at my job, riding from a client in Eijsden (NL) to Maastricht . On the video I’m passing Gronsveld and more specific, the Towermill in Gronsveld. Every day I remind myself how lucky I am to have chosen to do my work on a mobile way and visit my clients as hairdresser as @hairvisit_noel

I recreate while cycling to my workplace.
#receation #mobilehairdresser #cycling #cargobike #solarcargobike #towermill #torenmolen #torenmolenvangronsveld #gronsveld @babboe_cargobike

Today’s wedding assignment. A wedding on a beaut

Today’s wedding assignment. A wedding on a beautiful day in #bemelen.
Nice wedding transport (#vwt2 ) captured in one picture with my nice wedding hairdressers’ transport.
#babboe #cargobike #weddinghairdresser #sustainabletransport #babboemoment

De afgelopen 3 jaar dacht ik trots te kunnen zijn

De afgelopen 3 jaar dacht ik trots te kunnen zijn om met een sponsor sticker van ‘duurzaam’ energiebedrijf Vandebron rond te rijden op mijn SolarCargoBike.
Nu ditzelfde bedrijf bedacht heeft om een soort straf bijdrage te heffen op teveel teruggeleverde zonne-energie (op je eigen dak), heb ik mijn bedenkingen gekregen over hun duurzame intenties. Reden van deze heffing (volgens de lezing van Vandebron): eerlijker verdelen van de kosten van energietransitie en verbetering van het netwerk. Nadat Vandebron eerst jaren mede heeft gestimuleerd om te investeren in zonnepanelen, zien ze nu de mensen -die hun spaarcenten hebben gebruikt om te verduurzamen- als veroorzaker van een overbelast netwerk.
Dat is een beetje te vergelijken met iemand die gehoor geeft om bloeddonor te worden en dan na een tijdje wordt geconfronteerd met een heffing omdat hij méér dan ‘n bepaalde hoeveelheid bloed heeft gedoneerd!
Ik ben echter van mening dat iedereen er belang bij heeft dat het netwerk versterkt wordt en het dus ook heel eerlijk is om iedereen daar aan mee te laten betalen.
Een heffing op teveel teruggeleverde zonne-energie heeft daarnaast nog verschillende ongewenste onduurzame effecten:
de zonnepaneel eigenaar gaat er baat bij hebben om méér energie zélf te gaan gebruiken (terwijl we juist intussen begrepen hadden dat mínder energie verbruiken wenselijk was);
de zonnepaneel eigenaar gaat extra elektrische apparaten kopen om die energie zelf daaraan te gaan besteden (terwijl we juist intussen begrepen hadden dat we mínder spullen moeten kopen).

Ik was tot voor kort tevreden met Vandebron, maar met deze invoering van een straf voor zonnepaneel eigenaren, houdt het voor mij aan het eind van dit contractjaar op. Ook zal de sticker van mijn SolarCargoBike afgehaald worden.

#vandebron #energietransitie #terugleverstraf #zonnepanelen #terugleveren @babboe_cargobike @vandebron #twijfelachtigeintenties #verduurzamen #investeerderbestraft

On my way to one of my recent wedding assignments

On my way to one of my recent wedding assignments at @chateaustgerlach as hairdresser (@hairvisit_noel) I took an alternative route through the Geul valley, crossing a charming bridge.
If only I had known that it is very difficult to reach Chateau St Gerlach from the back side… But hey.., the experience was worth it!
At the Chateau I parked mij SolarCargoBike with Solfie (top/cover with integrated solar panels) in the sun where it could generate energy for my electrically assisted cargo bike.

#cargobike #solarcharged #solarcover #sustainability #reducecarbonfootprint #environment #sintgerlach #geuldal #geulvallei @babboe_cargobike @babboe_pro #babboemoment #fietsenisgezond #fietsnaarjewerk

On my way to work as mobile hairdresser and riding

On my way to work as mobile hairdresser and riding with my cargo bike (with solar panels) through Maastricht and surrounding area’s I frequently come across beautiful sights. I sometimes forget the photographic strength of these sight. I’m happy I did not forget to take this picture.
This time you can see the Maastricht skyline, taken from the Wilhelmina bridge over the river Maas. If you look closer you could see the St. Jans church and the ‘Onze Lieve Vrouwe’ (Our Dear Lady) church.
I feel blessed to work in this area and being able to see what’s all around within cycling reach….

#mobilehairdresser #cargbike #solar #solarpanels #solfie #sustainability #selfsufficient #babboemoment #babboe #carvemountain #tilting #maastricht #wilhelminabrug #skylinemaastricht #maas #olvkerk #stjansbasiliek
@babboe_cargobike @hairvisit_noel

On my way to my first client at 8am in Eijsden (as

On my way to my first client at 8am in Eijsden (as mobile hairdresser) I stopped at a parking lot with a view to a part of “Mount St Pieter” (in Dutch: “Sint Pietersberg”) in Maastricht. It’s taken from the opposite side of the river Maas but the river is almost completely hidden behind the bushes on this picture. If you look very carefully, in the middle but a little bit to the right, you can see the water…
Once in a while it is good to stop what you‘re doing and take a look around.
The beauty is all around us.

#mobilehairdresser #cargobike #maastricht #sintpietersberg #mountstpieter #eijsden #beautyofnature #solar #solarpanels #solfie #sustainability #selfsufficient #babboemoment #babboe #carvemountain #tilting
@babboe_cargobike @hairvisit-noel

‘De Griend Scatepark’ During my work as mobile

‘De Griend Scatepark’ During my work as mobile hairdresser and riding with my cargo bike (with solar panels) through Maastricht and surrounding area’s I frequently come across beautiful sights. I sometimes forget the photographic strength of these sight. I’m happy I did not forget to take this picture.
It is ‘Scatepark de Griend’, very close to the river Maas and the center of Maastricht.
I feel blessed to work in this area and being able to see what’s all around within cycling reach….

#mobilehairdresser #cargbike #solar #solarpanels #solfie #sustainability #selfsufficient #babboemoment #babboe #carvemountain #tilting #maastricht #scatepark #degriend #graffiti #streetart
@babboe_cargobike @hairvisit-noel

Same spot, different angle. ork as mobile hairdre

Same spot, different angle.
ork as mobile hairdresser and riding with my cargo bike (with solar panels) through Maastricht and surrounding area’s I frequently come across beautiful sights. I sometimes forget the photographic strength of these sights. I’m happy I did not forget to take this picture.
It is ‘Hoeve Severen’, a castle-like country estate from the 18th century, which can be reached via an arched bridge.
I feel blessed to be able to see all this beauty within cycling reach….

#mobilehairdresser #cargbike #solar #solarpanels #solfie #sustainability #selfsufficient #babboemoment #babboe #carvemountain #tilting #maastricht #amby #severen #hoeveseveren
@babboe_cargobike @hairvisit-noel

During my work as mobile hairdresser and riding wi

During my work as mobile hairdresser and riding with my cargo bike (with solar panels) through Maastricht and surrounding area’s I frequently come across beautiful sights. I sometimes forget the photographic strength of these sights. I’m happy I did not forget to take this picture.
It is ‘Hoeve Severen’, a castle-like country estate from the 18th century, which can be reached via an arched bridge.
I feel blessed to be able to see all this beauty within cycling reach….

#mobilehairdresser #cargbike #solar #solarpanels #solfie #sustainability #selfsufficient #babboemoment #babboe #carvemountain #tilting #maastricht #amby #severen #hoeveseveren
@babboe_cargobike @hairvisit-noel

Again another day at the job. South Limburg (NL) o

Again another day at the job. South Limburg (NL) on my way to clients as mobile hairdresser.
Beautiful sights, perfect moments for Solfie to shine like a star in the sun. And charging my battery with my integrated solar panels.

#babboemoment #mobilehairdresser #cargobike #solarcharge #solar #maastricht #gronsveld #hairdresser
@babboe_cargobike

Just another day at the job. It far from a punish

Just another day at the job.
It far from a punishment to cycle through South Limburg (NL) on my way to clients as mobile hairdresser.
This is the ‘Tower Mill’ (Torenmolen) near Gronsveld.

#torenmolen #molen #mobilehairdresser #cargobike #solarcharge #solar #maastricht #gronsveld #hairdresser

Wedding and party venue Castle the Hoogenweerth, l

Wedding and party venue Castle the Hoogenweerth, located along the river Maas, on the south side of Maastricht. Within 10 min cycling and 25 min walking distance of the center of Maastricht. With a beautiful and modern quay terrace. One of the nicer wedding venues in the area. Beautiful situated in the middle of nature in the countryside. Solfie and I love to go there. It even is in 5 min walking distance from my business address. Many shady spots, but also nice places to stand in the sun. Very convenient having a cargo bike with a solar panel cover. With the integrated solar panels we get enough energy from the sun to cycle electrically supported without problems for 3/4 of the year.

#weddingvenue #partyvenue #trouwlocatie #maastricht @kasteeldehoogenweerth #solfie #babboe #hoogenweerth #hoogenweerthcastle #babboemoment #cyclefriendly #fietsvriendelijk #countryside @babboe_cargobike

Castle Vaeshartelt is within cycling distance of M

Castle Vaeshartelt is within cycling distance of Maastricht. One of the nicer wedding venues in the area. Beautiful in the middle of nature in the countryside between Maastricht and Meerssen. Solfie and I love it there. There is even a charging facility for cyclists. As you may know, this is usually not necessary for Solfie. With the integrated solar panels we get enough energy from the sun to cycle electrically supported without problems for 3/4 of the year.

#weddingvenue #trouwlocatie #maastricht #meerssen @vaeshartelt #solfie #babboe #babboemoment #cyclefriendly #fietsvriendelijk #chargingfacility #countryside @babboe_cargobike

On our way Oviedo (ES) we stopped in Bordeaux. Tho

On our way Oviedo (ES) we stopped in Bordeaux. Thought I took a picture of just one cargo bike at @cousinetcompagnie but on the left there’s another one!
Good to see the French people discovered the advantages of sustainable urban transport by means of cargo bikes! Good job!
#cargobikesinthecity #cargobikelove #cargobike #bordeaux #cousinetcompagnie #vin #urbantransport #sustainability @butchersandbicycles

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